GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
peerone that is of equal standing with another : equal
expertisethe skill of an expert
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form